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Israel Rejects Sand's Aqaba Claims; Egypt Women's Division Sets April 20
Warned Not to Make Mufti Gaza's Ruler; as G-Day for Allied Jewish Drive
general solicitation branch Harry Roth, Ralph Pierce, Herman
Lifton, Samuel Schiff and Jo-
Dulles Denies U.S. Aid to Pro-Red Arabs of The
the Women's Division of the M.
seph E. Steinberger.
(Copyright, 1958, JTA, Inc.)
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GENEVA (JTA)—In what
appeared to be a clear bid to
cloSe the Gulf of Akaba to
Israel shipping, the Saudi
Arabian delegate to the inter-
national maritime conference
of 87 nations said a royal de-
cree was issued last month
by King Saud extending Saudi
Arabia's territorial limits from
the present three miles in the
Gulf to 12 miles from its
coastline. The Gulf if 12 miles
wide along most of its 100
miles.
Saudi Arabia first announced
this extension in February but
made no move to implement
it. Ahmed Shukairy, the Saudi
Arabian delegate at the mari-
time conference, gave no indi-
cation in announcing the royal
decree as to what steps Saudi
Arabia planned • to take to
implement the extension.
The delegates of the
United States, England and
France at this conference
were backing Israel's right
to innocent passage through
the straits at the entrance
to the gulf, through which
alone ships can reach Israel's
port of Elath. A United Na-
tions police force is now
guarding the Egyptian shore
of the strait, keeping it open
to all shipping.
In announcing King Saud's
decree at the conference, the
Saudi Arabian representative
told the delegates of the 87
nations: "Israelis without ar-
mistice agreements, as en-
dorsed by the United Nations
Security Council, Israel's
status is one of military occu-
pation and _armistice lines dic-
tated by military considerations
and has no political signifi-
cance."
Shukairy extended his
speech to a reckless attack
on Israel, and was rebuked
by the conference chairman
for raising political consid-
erations at a non-partisan
international conference. He
especially took issue with
Michael Comay, Deputy Di-
rector General of the Israel
Kramer and Luckoff
Head AJC Divisions
Foreign Ministry, who had
rejected his ,claim that the
Gulf of Akaba is "entirely
an inland Arab waterway."
Israel rejected Arab claims
that the Gulf of Akaba was
an "inland Arab waterway"
and warned that Arab asser-
tion of the right of blockade
a n d suspension of interna-
tional law under the cloak of
a "state of war" claim
threatened world anarchy.
Michael Comay, deputy direc-
tor general of the Israel
Foreign Ministry, said that in-
t er nati on al law recognizes
neither Arab waters, nor Slavic
waters nor Anglo-Saxon waters.
"InternatiOnal law, as we un-
derstand it, deals with rela-
tions between states," he said,
calling Arab claims to the Gulf
of Akaba "wishful thinking."
Comay noted that four in-
dependent states are littoral
to the gulf — Israel, Egypt,
Jordan and Saudi Arabia —
and this is described officially
in the conference documents.
Turning to Arab claims that
the waterway was Arab from
"time immemorial," the Israeli
noted that first mention in a
historical document of t h e
Gulf, in the Old Testament
speaks of its use by ships of
King Solomon 3,000 years ago.
The Israeli representative
took special pains to point out
that acceptance of the Arab
claim of belligerency rights to
blockade Israel's water access
was specifically barred in the
United Nations Security Coun-
cil resolution of September 1,
1951. He also noted that the
UN charter forbids one mem-
ber being in a state of war
with another.
ing to details officially dis-
closed here.
"Control of Syria and Egypt,"
Secretary Dulles stated, "would
give them control of the two
principal means whereby the
oil in the Middle East goes
to Europe, and if they are in
a position to control that they
would be able • to turn the
faucet off and Europe could
be paralyzed."
Dulles indicated that the
United Arab Republic, of which
Egypt and Syria is composed,
cannot expect aid from the
United States as long as the
merged Arab state is not
"adequately concerned about
the Soviet. menace."
France Opposes Inclusion of
Gaza in Nasser's Republic
PARIS (JTA)—The French
government is opposed to the
inclusion of any Palestine Aran
State in the United Arab Re-
public. A French Foreign Min-
istry spokesman noted that
such opposition was part of a
general policy rather than a
decision against something
which has not occurred.
Egypt Warned Against
Bringing Ex-Mufti to
Power in Gaza "Republic"
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A mem-
ber of the Israel Cabinet
warned that the ensconcement
of the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem
as the head of a so-called
Palestine government in the
Gaza Strip might constitute a
"provocation" compelling Is-
rael "to consider the possibility
of liberation operations in or-
der to save ourselves in time."
Moshe Carmel, Minister of
Communications, speaking to
3,000 delegates and guests at
the national conference of the
left-wing Socialist Achdut Avo-
dah Party, asserted that the
present constellation of the
Arab world poses a threat to
Israel, particularly with the
continuous flew of arms to
the United Arab Republic of
Egypt and Syria which are in-
tended for use against the
Jewish State.
Carmel called for Israeli
non-identification as far as any
of the major world power blocs
are concerned. He attacked the
concept of Israel's orientation
toward a European or Medi-
terranean treaty organization,
insisting that it must integrate-
itself within its own immedi-
ate area.
Brig. Yigal Alon, member
of the Knesset, rejected Mapai
overtures to its Labor partners
in the Cabinet to merge into
one party. At this stage, he
said, the Mapai would only
swallow up all the other labor
groups and Israel's interests
would better be served at this
time by the continued inde-
pendent . existence of the vari-
ous parties.
Israel Radio Warns Nasser
Against Annexing Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
stern warning to the United
attempt to present the world
with a fait accompli by an-
nexing the Gaza Strip was
voiced on Israel's Arab-lan-
guage radio broadcast.
Answering a query from an
Israeli Arab listener, the an-
nouncer on the official station
said that the Israeli army
handed over the Gaza Strip to
the United Nations Emergency
Force when it pulled out, not
to Egypt. If President Nasser
is seriously considering a Gaza
coup, the announcer continued,
he could easily have a repeat
performance of his "glorious
victory — the retreat from
Gaza."
On the other hand, it was
indicated here that nothing
has actually happened in re-
lation to the United Arab Re-
public's plans to annex the
Gaza Strip which would re-
quire action by the Israel
Army. Observers believe that
there is no direct danger to
Israel in such plans, but rather
to the Iraq-Jordan federation. Decline Comment on Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA)—High-
Pro-Soviet Arabs Will
ranking Israeli circles declined
Get No American Aid,
to make any comment on the
Dulles Indicates
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Sec- establishment of a legislative
retary John Foster Dulles, ad- and executive council for the
dressing a closed meeting of Gaza Strip, generally recog-
the House Foreign Affairs nized as the first stage of
Committee, expressed the be- President .Nasser's plan for the
lief that the Soviets was pur- establishment of a "Palestine
suing a plan aimed at control- Republic" which would then
ling the merged Egyptian- affiliate with the United Arab
Eyrian Arab Republic, accord- Republic.
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Max M. Fisher, chairman of
the 1958 Allied Jewish Cam•
paign, announces that with
the selection of RICHARD B.
KRAMER (left) as chairman
of the Metropolitan Division
and ALAN E. LUCKOFF as
Junior Division chairman, the
roster of 1958 Allied Jewish
Campaign chairmen is com-
plete. -
Allied Jewish Campaign is busi-
ly preparing for, the solicitation
of 11,000 prospects during the
week of April 14 through G-
Day, April 20, reports Mrs.
Lewis B. Daniels, Women's Di-
vision campaign chairman. •
Mrs. I. Jerome Hauser, chair-
man of general solicitation,
heads the group of 1600 workers
responsible fdr the section's
work. Twenty-two divisions con-
stitute this group. Division
chairmen include:
Mesdames Abraham J: Alper,
Mitchell Feldman, Norman B. Gold-
man, Seymour J. Gilmore, Melvin
H. Hornstein, George Barahal, Leo-
pold Snyder, Charles Abramson,
Max Rubin, Milton Hesslein, Ben
Snider, Hugh W. Greenberg, Nathan
S. Peterman, Morris Miller, Albert
Schneider, Barney Aaron, Joe Rad-
kin, Benjamin Burdick, Richard, S.
Gunsberg, Nathaniel Shaye, Charles
Benjamin, G. Lionel Willens, Dan
Shapiro, Arthur Monson, Gerald
Steinberg, Jack lover, Leslie D.
Bloom, Richard • S. Kux, Jack Rom,
Myer Teitelbaum, Lippman L. Lurn-
berg, /Samuel L. Deutsch, Reuben
Bienstock, Morris Tack, Seymour
R. Jones, Sidney C. Hertz, Asher
N. Tilchin. Maurice E. Lax, Bal-
four Peisner, Warren W. Cowan,
G-Day, a "Great Day for Giv-
ing," is the culmination of the
week's solicitation. This year
G-Day will be directed from
Temple I s r a e 1, on Sunday,
April 20.
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AJC Junior Division
to Hear Shaw at Brunch
Members of the Junior. Di-
vision of the Allied Jewish
Campaign will attend a brunch
at 11 a.m,, Sunday, in the audi:
torium of the 10 Mile Jewish
Center.
According to Jay W. Allen,
chairman of general solicita-
tions who will preside at the
brunch, Irwin Shaw, director of
the Jewish Community Center,
will discuss community facili-
ties. -
Workers also will see the
new Israel film, "Second
Chance," and will pick up cam-
paign kits to begin solicitation.
South African Jewry's Racial Views
Differ, Board of Deputies Is Told
JOHANNESBURG, (JTA)
The Jewish community of
South Africa does not have,
nor can it have a common point
of view toward the ekplosive
racial problem in this country,
it was indicated here last night
at the 21st biennial convention
of the South African Jewish
Board of Deputies.
In his keynote address, Board
chairman M. Philips asserted:
"There is not and there can-
not be a collective Jewish
viewpoint regarding -racial poli-
cies in South Africa. The view-
points of individual Jews vary
as much as their fellow citizens.
The Deputies, therefore, can-
not purport to speak in the
name of South African Jewry
on these highly controversial
matters."
A report by the executive of
the Board, dealing with the
forthcoming national election,
declared: "On the eve of the
South African general election
it is opportune to recall the
view consistently held by the
Peace Chances in
M.E. Seen as Good
by Judge Delany
Justice Hubert T. Delany, of
New York, nationally known
Negro leader, in his analysis
of conditions in Israel, at sev-
eral meetings here, said he be-
lieved chances for peace in the
Middle East were good.
Justice Delany, who spoke
Monday before the American
Christian Palestine Committee's
Michigan Chapter, Tuesday in
Flint and Wednesday at a meet-
ing of the American Jewish
Congress' Detroit Women's Di-
vision, • gave a glowing report
of conditions in Israel. .
He said that peace is pos-
sible' even with Nasser, pro-
vided the unrealistic and biased
elements in free countries will
assist in urging peace efforts.
Justice Delaney -said he had
not seen any evidence of an
Israeli color line. "If there had
been one, I would have felt • it
personally," he said.
Deputies that for the citizen of
the Jewish faith there is no
question of attachment or sub-
servience to a Jewish group
standpoint in exercising his
civic responsibilities at or
during an election. There were,
happily, no specific 'Jewish
issues.' "
The executive's statement
added that it was the right and
duty of every Jewish voter to
follow the course advised by
his own judgment on the issues
before\ the electorate. This, it
said, would be determined by
the convictions he regarded as
being in the best interests of
the country.
Youth Aliyah Head
to Address Flint's
UJA Women • Tues.
Daniel Brisker, Youth Aliyah
leader in Israel, will address
''' the opening
luncheon of
the Women's
Division of
the Flint
United Jewish
Appeal Cam-
paign, T u e s-
d a y, 12:30
p.m., at Beth
Isra el Syna-
gogue.
Brisker iss
educational di-
rector of
Alonei Itzhak
Youth Village.
He studied at
Brisker Columbia Uni-
versity's Graduate School of
Social Work.
Leading this year's drive in
the Women's Division are the
co-chairmen, Mesdames Harry
J Mills, Asher Marder and Sid-
ney Wolin. Serving as associate
chairmen are Mesdames Louis
Epstein, Arthur Hurand and
David Wolin.
All women members of the
Flint Jewish community are
invited to attend the March 25
luncheon, which marks the be-
ginning of the 1958 drive for 40
Jewish local, national and over-
seas causes.